The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Washington Wizards, 118-111, at StateFarm Arena on Monday evening.

The Hawks (4-3) moved over the .500 mark with another convincing performance at home, extending their perfect start to the season when playing in front of their own fans and slowing down a red-hot Wizards (5-2) team that has looked surprisingly good in the first few weeks of the campaign. Atlanta jumped out to a 34-23 lead in the first quarter and that set the tone of the game quickly, but Washington wouldn't go down without a fight and responded with a 37-29 score in the second quarter, making it a three-point game by halftime. Atlanta won the third quarter by a 21-17 score, and while the Wizards always looked threatening, they couldn't mount a fourth-quarter comeback. The Hawks shot 45.8 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three-point range, while the Wizards shot 47.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from deep.

Trae Young was the best player for Atlanta since he ended with 26 points and six assists, while Clint Capela chipped in with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. John Collins finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Bogdan Bogdanovic mustered 16 points, six boards and six dimes. Cam Reddish had another excellent game off the bench and contributed 15 points across 27 minutes while adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Bradley Beal led the Wizards in this loss, as he finished with 24 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie contributed 14 points and 10 assists. Kyle Kuzma ended with 18 points and six rebounds, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists. Montrezl Harrell posted 13 points and eight rebounds coming off the bench.